Qatar Test
Barberá all set for premier class debut
Source: News RSS on motogp.com - The Official MotoGP Website - Tuesday, 23rd March 2010, 11:00 GMTThe Páginas Amarillas Aspar rider improved steadily throughout the Qatar Test and is now awaiting the opening race at the same circuit with great anticipation. Read article
Bridgestone gain valuable insight from Qatar Test
Source: News RSS on motogp.com - The Official MotoGP Website - Monday, 22nd March 2010, 13:48 GMTThe official MotoGP tyre supplier made available to teams at the official pre-season Test the slick compounds which will be on offer for the opening race at Losail. Valentino Rossi also gave an experimental front tyre a run through. Read article
Strides made by Suzuki duo
Source: News RSS on motogp.com - The Official MotoGP Website - Monday, 22nd March 2010, 12:16 GMTLoris Capirossi and Álvaro Bautista of the Rizla Suzuki team left the Qatar Test with encouraging assessments ahead of the start of the new season. Read article
Frustration felt by Melandri and Simoncelli
Source: News RSS on motogp.com - The Official MotoGP Website - Monday, 22nd March 2010, 7:35 GMTThe San Carlo Honda Gresini riders had difficulties finding the correct set-ups on their bikes at the Qatar Test. Read article
Pleased Pramac duo ready for season’s start
Source: News RSS on motogp.com - The Official MotoGP Website - Monday, 22nd March 2010, 7:25 GMTMika Kallio and Aleix Espargaró both concluded the Qatar Test very satisfied with how their work had progressed on their respective bikes. Read article
Dovizioso and Pedrosa end Qatar Test with different outcomes
Source: News RSS on motogp.com - The Official MotoGP Website - Friday, 19th March 2010, 23:01 GMTThe Repsol Honda team riders had varying experiences at the Losail circuit. Read article
Late falls fail to dampen spirits of Spies and Edwards
Source: News RSS on motogp.com - The Official MotoGP Website - Friday, 19th March 2010, 22:43 GMTThe Monster Yamaha Tech3 riders both performed extremely well at the Qatar Test, and leave the circuit confident ahead of the start of the new season despite late crashes in the second session. Read article
M1 feels “great” for both Rossi and Lorenzo
Source: News RSS on motogp.com - The Official MotoGP Website - Friday, 19th March 2010, 22:29 GMTThe Fiat Yamaha riders were both extremely pleased with the stage their respective factory prototypes have reached, following a final pre-season on-track assessment at the Qatar Test. Read article
2010 Qatar Test Day 2 Times – Stoner Beats Rossi, Dovizioso And Hayden
Source: MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks - ... that at least there's a track at Aragon - Friday, 19th March 2010, 21:13 GMTCasey Stoner finally managed to break Valentino Rossi's stranglehold on testing on the final day at Qatar, the Australian putting his Marlboro Ducati on top of the timesheets early on, and only occasionally ceding the lead to the Fiat Yamaha man. The Australian was fast throughout the session, not even a minor crash slowing Stoner down. Despite finishing half a second down to the rider he has annointed as his main challenger, Rossi pronounced himself happy with the way the test went, telling GPone.com that he believed the new Yamaha M1 had proved it was competitive at Qatar. The Italian also tested some tires for the 2011 season; after testing a hard front Read article
Second and Eighth Fastest Times for Stoner and Hayden on Opening Night of Qatar Test
Source: Motourage - Friday, 19th March 2010, 13:46 GMTCasey Stoner and Nicky Hayden ended the first of two nights of testing in Qatar with the second and eighth fastest times respectively, the Ducati MotoGP Team riders working throughout a sticky evening to get their GP10 machines to grips with a particularly slippery track surface. The high levels of humidity experienced tonight are also [...] Read article
